Connor nodded slightly, thought about it, and said slowly: "Since we are studying economics, then we might as well take a good look at the handicap data of today's game." In your opinion, which side won the most money in today's game? ”

Arrow smiled, his gaze wandered, and he avoided Connor a little, and said, "Do you need to talk about this?" It is definitely more betting on the hand of heaven. Our lineup of Mermaid Song is an impossible genre to win no matter how you look at it. ”

Connor continued: "So, from an economic point of view, if the amount of money in a market is too large, what should the market do to ensure its own interests? ”

Arrow tilted his head slightly and smiled, "It's simple. Now that everyone thinks that the hand of heaven has been won, there are two ways to profit from it without playing match-fixing. ”

"One is to make the odds of a Mermaid Song win very high, high enough to make people crazy. In this way, it is natural that there will be outlaws who will put their money on us and wish us a win. ”

Connor nodded and said, "It's a good idea, but it doesn't necessarily make a lot of money. For those who sit in the bank, they may only be able to earn some rake, and they can't eat too much. ”

Arrow flicked his fingers, pointed at Connor in front of him, and said with a smile, "Of course." Since it is an opening market, if you want to eat a large amount of money in the pool in one go without cheating or playing match-fixing, you can only use another method. That's the rules of subdividing gambling. ”

After a moment's pause, Arrow continued—

"Since everyone bets on the hand of heaven to win, then I will subdivide the handicap into three types: 'hand of heaven defeats mermaid song 3-0', '4-1 victory', and '5-2 victory'. In this way, although people win the mermaid song, the money will be clearly diverted. After the result of the match, the dealer can take the loss of only one of the markets and eat the other two. ”

Connor had a smile on his face, and he clearly recognized the solid academic performance of his student.

"In addition to that, the handicap can continue to be subdivided. For example, is it the Song of the Mermaid or the members of the Hand of Heaven who are the first to be eliminated from each game? Was it knocked out in the first few minutes? At the end of each game, you can bet on the number of people standing on the field, etc., etc., etc In this way, no matter what the outcome of the game is, the bookmaker can eat a large amount of money in one go, and then take out a small part of the money and pay it to the winner. ”

Connor clapped his hands lightly and smiled, "That's right, you're right. So can you talk about it now, what are the benefits of this segmentation of the rules? ”

Arrow smiled yes and said, "Benefits? That's too much. First of all, the risk that you need to take as a bookmaker is greatly reduced. From an economic point of view, the best way to ensure one's own strength is to pass on all the risks that will arise in the process of doing things to others. For gambling, it means that the dealer transfers all the risks of profit and loss to the gambler, so that you can watch the game with a very relaxed mood, regardless of winning or losing, you can get a lot of profits. ”

"In addition, there is another point, that is, it can reduce the crowd psychology of gamblers and divide gamblers, so that these gamblers cannot find a joint force."

Connor: "Looks like you're thinking a lot. Go on? ”

Arrow: "If the winner is judged by the wins and losses of both sides, then once we win the game today, it will cause a large number of gamblers to lose their bets in an instant. These people are emotional because they lost money, and there are a lot of people around them who are emotional for the same reason. In this way, they will naturally come together. At this time, if someone lights a fire, the casino owner may suffer. ”

"But yes! If we take this method of subdividing gambling, even if we have an upset by then, there will be a significant number of gamblers who purely guess the score, or guess that someone will be out in the first few minutes, will win. In this way, the number of gamblers will not be one-sided. In this way, even if someone wants to fan the flames, those gamblers who have won money will naturally have no reason to make trouble and achieve the purpose of diversifying risks. ”

Hearing Arrow's answer, Connor seemed very satisfied. He nodded slowly, but his face suddenly changed, and he said: "Since you all know that the most important thing in doing business is to transfer risks, and you should eliminate risks as much as possible, then why do you still break into them so hard?" Did you know that if you lose, it's okay, and everything can have a smooth solution. But if you do win this game, you'll be at risk a hundred times more than you do now! ”

Even if the rest of the Mermaid Song couldn't understand it, Arrow could understand it very clearly. The only thing he can do now in front of his mentor is to smile and show his most sincere side: "Teacher Connor......"

Just one name made Connor's body tremble. He looked at his student silently, and after a moment, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "I knew as early as when I was studying that you are not such an easy person to compromise. There are many ways to change the world. It really doesn't work, we can explore it slowly, and we really shouldn't use this stupidest method to bump into it all at once. ”

In this regard, Arrow showed a wry smile, shook his head gently, and said, "But Mr. Connor, for me, there are not many other options. Even this opportunity can be regarded as 'stole' by me. ”

At that moment, the expression on Connor's face gradually changed from anticipation to worry.

He looked at the student silently, looking at his smile, which was still smiling, but there was already a little stubbornness in the smile.

After a moment, as if he had given up completely, the teacher exhaled softly and said, "I knew that I shouldn't have come here." And I should know that I can't persuade you. ”

Arrow shrugged his shoulders and put his hands behind his back: "But, teacher, you're still here, aren't you?" What have you brought me? ”

Connor was slightly stunned, then smiled again. He exhaled and couldn't help sighing: "I really can't hide it from you." Actually, I really regret that I am running here now, especially when I think that what I am doing now is likely to lead you to a point of no return, and it makes me feel like I am making a big mistake. ”

While speaking, the teacher still took out a small manual from his bosom and opened it. After skimming over a large number of notes on economic academic issues, he finally turned to the back part of the part that recorded a lot of data, and after thinking about it, he still took it and began to talk -

"Hand of Heaven, your opponent is a terrible opponent. I'm just limited to understanding them, but it's hard to really say what I want to do. ”

Cream leaned over to Connor's back to see what was in the pamphlet he had. Connor, however, did a good job of covering up the booklet in his hand, taking a step back so that no one could see it.

Of course, Arrow understood his teacher's feelings, and let Cream come back, and began to listen quietly.

"Hand of Heaven, the number of members who can participate in this guild championship battle is a total of 25. Even if they play a full five games, they can send a different lineup in each game, and they give it their all in each battle without any reservations. Therefore, the Hand of Heaven will definitely not make any moves to retain its strength in battle. ”

"However, although the members of the Hand of Heaven are very large and their overall strength is also very strong, the most powerful among them are the following four people."

Arrows knew that the point was coming, so he quickly took out the notebook and pen he had brought with him as he did in class, and began to record them.

"Ice Heart: Rainbow After the Rain, Ice Mage."

"Born into a wealthy aristocratic family, the Ice Mage was well educated and trained in magic from an early age. At the age of ten, he had already entered the magic department of Lao Tengshu with excellent grades to study, and he had excellent grades in school, often ranking in various rankings. Immediately after graduating from the old Teng Tree, he was absorbed by the Light of Heaven and joined the Hand of Heaven. ”

"In terms of time, he joined the Hand of Heaven only a year ago, and in this year, he has hardly heard of any tasks he has done, and he usually belongs to the Hands of Heaven who occasionally attends. Overall, it can be regarded as a young master-type character who joined the guild specifically for this competition, and purely wants to use this guild championship battle to gild his resume. ”

"After the rain, Mr. Rainbow usually looks more free and casual, likes to gather with various celebrities, and his reputation among male members is not good, but he has a very high reputation in the mouths of many women."

"However, the question of his style of life and the purpose of joining the Hand of Heaven do not cast doubt on his strength."

"Since he didn't have any missions during his time in the guild, he could only analyze the materials he used when he was studying at the old Teng tree. There are more than ten types of ice magic that he can use, and the most frequently used is his self-created combination magic called 'Silent Ice Hell'. ”